Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-30
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary of the
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4 Budget Of News Cleaned From the
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IL he senate the 2lst. the time largely
given 10 II discussion OF the presidents mes
s,tge, ind then followed IN nninnted debate
on the holiday adjournment. Some of the
senators argued against this. but Others de-
clured their course the vnriest hyporisy-thnt
they talking for effect and not us they
hoped tina final action would be. The vote for
IL holiday recess resulted. yeas. 81 nays 49,
The house committee rules submitted their
report recommending the adoption of the
rules of the Forty-ninth congress. until
further orders, with the following changes:
A standing committee is established, to con-
sist OF thirteen members. to be Known us the
committee on merchant marine and fisheries.
All addition of representation OF one delegated
The con,mitte on private land claims is recon-,
mended. Private bills ARE TO be presented
through the clerk and given proper
reference by that officer. The follow
ing select committees are provided for:
thirteen members on election of president and
vice-president and representatives, in congress-
to consist of thirteen members on Indian
depreciation claims. to consist of thirteen mem
bers on alcoholic liquor traffic, to consist OF
eleven members. The rule providing for the
appointment of a select committee on Indian
depredations occasioned considerable debate
but it was finally agreed to.
Miss Inez VanZ ,ndt has been sem
fenced to one month in the penitentiary
for cutting in two with cary ng knife two
canary birds oNned by Miss Fannie Sickles,
fellow boarder.
An unusual marriage took place in
Wichita, Kan, the other night in the union
of Casper Pelcher and Miss Mary +. Beal.
For the past ten years they have been liv-
ing together as man and wife. Pelcher
had been ill with consumption for some
time past, and the doctors told him he
could not get we'll. Every one supposed
that the couple were married until Pelcher
surprised his attendants by saying that he
wished to be married to Miss Baal. A Ii
cense was procured and the couple were
married. Pelcher died soon aherward. He
was wealthy, and the marriage has caused
10 end of comment.
AT a meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Wool Growers association platform of
principles was adopted, condemning as
"unstatesmanlike. uncalled for aud unfair
that part of the recent message of Presi.
dent Cleveland practically recommending
the placing OF wool on the free trade list. >"
Also deprecatng the train Of evils to wool
growing which have followed the tariff
changes made four years ago; denouncing
rs demagogery the recent efforts of con-
gress to reduce the tariff, ana averring that
without measure of tariff protec ion suf-
fcient to secure the American market the
business of wool growing cannot be sue
cessfully carriel OH.
Secretary Fairchild has taken officiul
notice of the report that 1000 Belgian
miners are to be imported TO take the places
of the MINERS in the Lehigh region now or
strike. He has sent kilograms TO The
collectors OF custom at New York, Phila.
delphia, Boston and Baltimore, instruct.
ing them to be vigilant in preventing an.
violation OF the alien contract labor law
-Spooner, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. reported favor
ably the bill for the erection of publ
buildinc, including the site, not to e1
coed $l,200,0G0, Or $l,100,000 in case tn
present site is utilized.
An unknown man entered Nickel
jewelry store Mt Waukesha, MIMI, knock
ed the clerk down with an iron bar, stol
$500 worth of jewelry AMI an unknown
quantity of diamonds and made goo
his escape.